As global government bonds wrapped up their worst quarter since 2024 due to higher oil prices and the threat of sticky inflation for the world economy, France is facing a particularly tricky trajectory. OAT-Bund spreads widened sharply as an increasingly fragmented government unveiled plans to narrow the nation's budget deficit, stoking investor concern over the country’s debts. The Opening Trade spoke to guests about the economic outlook and investment landscape for France as the nation grapples with growing global and domestic pressures on it's finances.
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A tentative recovery in UK stocks has hit a major roadblock as the country’s bonds take some of the harshest punishment from the global selloff in sovereign debt.
PIMCO President Christian Stracke examines the forces driving the global bond selloff, the yield levels that could threaten equity markets, and whether investors are underestimating the extent of policy tightening still ahead. He speaks with Paul Allen on "Insight with Haslinda Amin." (Source: Bloomberg)
Reinventing iconic cars is a smart way for European manufacturers to compete with China. Bloomberg Opinion columnist Chris Bryant explains how the Renault 5 electric car (that comes with an optional baguette basket) proves that nostalgia sells. (Source: Bloomberg)
Insight with Haslinda Amin, a daily news program featuring in-depth, high-profile interviews and analysis to give viewers the complete picture on the stories that matter. The show features prominent leaders spanning the worlds of business, finance, politics and culture. (Source: Bloomberg)
Three years after a S$3 billion money laundering scandal hit Singapore, some seized luxury items like designer bags have been snapped up at auction. But upscale condos are struggling to find buyers. Srinidhi Ragavendran explains why. (Source: Bloomberg)
Advanced artificial intelligence tools may have been used in a cyberattack on South Korea’s Shinhan Bank Co. that exposed information on about 25,000 customers, Yonhap News reported, highlighting the risk of automated hacking against financial institutions.
Indonesia is battling its worst wildfire season in years, testing President Prabowo Subianto’s deep cuts to disaster funding.
Toxic haze is now spreading across the region, from Manila to Singapore. Kanupriya Kapoor explains what's fueling the fires. (Source: Bloomberg)
Nordic Compass, a competitiveness-focused business alliance, is considering branching out into critical raw materials to build up the region’s capacity to process minerals needed by European industry.
David Mann, Global Head of ETFs & Market Structure at Franklin Templeton, says the firm’s latest partnership with ChinaAMC is the first step in its strategy to collaborate with local asset managers and gain exposure to investment themes in mainland China. He speaks on Bloomberg’s ETF IQ Asia.
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“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, Yvonne Man and David Ingles give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)
The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives American commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran. Bloomberg's Stuart Livingstone-Wallace has the latest. (Source: Bloomberg)
"Bloomberg: The Asia Trade" brings you everything you need to know to get ahead as the trading day begins in Asia. Bloomberg TV is live from Tokyo and Sydney with Shery Ahn and Haidi Stroud-Watts, getting insight and analysis from newsmakers and industry leaders on the biggest stories shaping global markets. (Source: Bloomberg)
Indonesia Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara pledged policy continuity and reaffirmed that the country will maintain its 3% GDP budget deficit cap, despite parliamentary debate over raising it. Speaking to Haslinda Amin, Nazara sought to reassure investors as amidst a backdrop of uncertainty over the currency. (Source: Bloomberg)
Hong Kong’s stock benchmark led losses in Asia as trading resumed after a holiday, pressured by the recent surge in US yields and disappointment over China’s latest stimulus measures.
Governments around the world are running out of room to shield consumers from higher energy prices resulting from the Iran war and other crises, with fuel subsidies potentially costing more than $1 trillion this year, a United Nations study found.
The New Zealand dollar is poised to cap its longest run of weekly declines since early 2025 as higher oil prices and the risks of a close election weigh on the currency, with market strategists warning of further losses ahead.
